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Labor Day epilogue: partnering for Success
A few years ago on Labor Day, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee presented a compelling commentary on the…
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Drones planting trees in burned wildlands
While drones are coming of age in firefighting, they are also establishing a foothold in restoring fire-scorched forests.
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Careful not to follow Sweden’s haste | Brunell
Sweden and Washington state are very similar. Both have strong “green” movements and are quickly moving to eliminate…
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America’s renewed interest in the moon
Today’s space race not only has China and India competition, but private sector investors as well
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Nothing cheesy: Apollo missions brought us more than just the moon
America needed something to bring people together. Apollo 11 accomplished that.
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China’s mighty migrating mandate
Country has to get serious about its trash problem as its fast-paced economy expands
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Restoring affordability to a college education is vital to America
Focus needs to be on approaches, which are affordable and effective for students and their families
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Family-owned business backbone of America
During the 1992 presidential campaign, then-candidate Bill Clinton famously intoned, “I feel your pain,” reassuring voters he understood…
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Max fix critical to Washington
Boeing needs to get the 737 back into service – safely and soon
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Could Seattle put on a World’s Fair today? | Brunell
On April 21, 1962, the Seattle World’s Fair opened. The “Century 21 Exhibition” ran for six months, drew…
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Removing Snake River dams is unwise | Brunell
There are dams that should come down and those that shouldn’t.
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Washington’s big tax bump | Brunell
With the dust settling from the 2019 legislative session, the focus is assessing the impacts on taxpayers and…
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New Montana law aims to keep people in their homes | Brunell
Montana’s legislature took the unusual step of exempting older, less-valued mobile homes from property tax as a way…
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E-waste reduction requires innovative approaches
The vast majority of e-waste isn’t handled in an environmentally friendly way
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Montana woman recognized among Fortune’s greatest world leaders
Imagine sitting home and learning Fortune Magazine just listed you among the world’s greatest leaders? That’s exactly what…
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Lawmakers need to re-examine budget before adjourning
Before lawmakers wrap up their work in Olympia, they should reexamine their hefty new state spending plan.
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Inconvenient truth about batteries | Brunell
Each year Americans throw away more than three billion batteries constituting 180,000 tons of hazardous material and the…
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Darker side of renewables | Brunell
Before our country, in haste, dives totally into renewable energy, we must carefully evaluate its impacts.
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Oil companies betting on electric technology | Brunell
Across the pond, London-based BP and Netherlands-headquartered Shell are looking to invest in innovative electric technology which is…
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California wildfires spark renewed debate over underground power transmission lines | Brunell
November’s Camp Wildfire was California’s deadliest killing 86 people and destroying 14,000 homes along with more than 500…